Friday, February 24, 2012

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A series of twists of fate took me in to Paris yesterday, and as I'm never one to look a gift horse in the mouth and ask what it had for breakfast, I decided to make the most of it and take a short stroll before catching a late afternoon train back home, sweet home again. I had not gotten very far however before I realized that I was up to my eyeballs in alligators, and worse, they were even crawling down the walls to ambush passers by from above ! I shot a photo and ran for my life....

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I hadn't gotten very far though before I ran into this menacing looking purple bear in a party hat. Decidedly, the day was going to take some strange turns, I lost no time putting some distance between the bear and my butt, those teeth looked rather sharp...

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... and ran smack into a "Resistance" protestor firing off projectiles for unclear reasons; decidedly, a lot of tension and energy in the air....

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This gentleman seemed to want to hand me a glass of something, but he looked a bit shady in his trenchcoat, so I made tracks away from there...

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Things were definitely heating up, a troupe of headless belly dancers were shaking and strutting their stuff....

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Even the graffiti took on fluorescent tones, Paris was burning hot......

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Everywhere, people were dancing in the streets !...

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Strange scenes from the gold mines of Paris street art......

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I couldn't help but think that if James had been here, he would have wanted to see it all reflected; a scooter was conveniently parked in front to allow the Quadrophenia cover art version for James Weekend Reflections...

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A bit further up the same street, a facade of windows was reflected in the plate glass of a shop where all these colors of powder were waiting in glass jars to unleash their colorful energy....

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Some nearly swooned at the thought of all those colors getting swirled on the breeze....

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I didn't hang around to find out what others were thinking, I feared the worst......

Only you dear Owen, could take that mélange (Impressed?) of photographs and weave such a tale. BTW, I think I took one of my best photos on that street in Montmartre, the one on my business card!Bon weekend,V

Owen, your playful creative approach to telling a story with a day's cache of photos is delightful. Your individual shots are wonderful (reflection!) and together they are a fabulous collage of story and scene.

Aw man, you really know how to get to me! I'm rolling around in sand and dust, scrabbling up a bunch of old boulders, and you, you are strolling the streets of Paris! Colorful, quirky, and spellbinding as only you can do it...

Now that's a Paris trip I never could have dreamed of. What an adventure! Much better than a wildlife cruise in Disneyland! Owen for your keen eye, wits and sense of fun have made my day. Thanks a million!

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Why ? Answer : Why not ? Originally from a foreign country, now French and living in France for the past 20 years. Am still adapting to culture shock. Frequently go out scouring the countryside, camera in hand, looking for my dream house, for my dreamtime, for my dreams.
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